Constrained Dynamic Control of Traffic Junctions

Excessive traffic in urban environments has detrimental effects on health, economy, and standard of living. To mitigate this problem, an adaptive traffic lights signalling scheme is developed and tested in this paper. This scheme is based on a state space representation of traffic dynamics, controlled via a dynamic program. To minimize implementation costs, only one loop detector is assumed at each link. The comparative advantages of the proposed system over optimal fixed time control are highlighted through an example. Results will demonstrate the flexibility of the system when applied to different junctions. Monte Carlo runs of the developed scheme highlight the consistency and repeatability of these results.

• Record URL:
  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procs.2014.05.427
• Record URL:
  http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1877050914006279
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/18770509
• Supplemental Notes:
  • Abstract reprinted with permission of Elsevier. 5th International Conference on Ambient Systems, Networks and Technologies (ANT-2014)
• Authors:
  • Borg, Dora L
  • Scerria, Kenneth
• Publication Date: 2014

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: Figures; References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 293-300
• Serial:
  • Procedia Computer Science
  • Volume: 32
  • Issue Number: 0
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1877-0509
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/18770509
• Publication flags:

  Open Access (libre)

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adaptive control; Loop detectors; Signalized intersections; Traffic congestion; Traffic signals; Urban highways
• Subject Areas: Highways; Operations and Traffic Management; Planning and Forecasting; I72: Traffic and Transport Planning; I73: Traffic Control;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01536513
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 2 2014 9:07AM